Liquid-storing device.



J. G. KELLOGG, JR. LIQUID STORING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILED MAR.13, 1909.

Patented July 26, 1910.

JAMES C. KEIILOGG,

J'B., OI ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 EPHRAIM WILLIAMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y, i

LIQUID-STORING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. P tent d July 26, 1910.

Application filed March 13, 1909. Serial No. 483,323.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES QKELLOGG, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Storing Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hydrocarbon palnks for automobiles, autoboats, and the One of the objects is to provide a practical storage device comprising an auxiliary receptacle adapted to contain a reserve supply of liquid, which may be utilized after the main supply has been exhausted.

Another object is to provide a device of this character the parts of which are so constructed and arranged as to positively insure the filling of the auxiliary receptacle before the filling of the main receptacle, and to permit ready use of the contents of the former when required.

Another object is to so arrange the auxiliary receptacle that its contents can only be discharged therefrom by a positive act, thereby eliminating any danger of its being accidentally discharged or emptied.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

' The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which I will be exem alified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the ap lication of which will be indicated in the ollowing claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown one of various possible embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a sectional view of this apparatus taken partially on the line x-m of Fig. 2'; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line yf-y of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the auxiliary tank in its discharging po-.

sition.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts througl-iout.

Before entering into a descri tion of the specific features of the invention, and as conducive to a clear understanding of the objects thereof, it may here be noted that inthe majority of the liquid fuel storage tanks now in use in automobiles and like relations, unless careful attention is given to the same there is a possibility that the supply of liquid will give out during the trip, thereby causing great inconvenience, as the nearest place at which a fresh supply of the liquid. can be procured may be at some distance. The above and other inconveniences are entirely eliminated by the device hereinafter described.

Referringto the drawing, in which similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the main receptacle or tank which is preferably cylindrical as shown and provided with inlet and outlet openings 2 and 3, the former of which is adapted to be closed by a suitable plug 4 and the latter of which communicates through conduit 5 with the carbureter 6 or other device to which the liquid is to be led from the receptacle. In the preferred construction the receptacle is composed of two cup-shaped sections 7 and 8 placed with their open ends abutting within a collar 9 to which they may be secured in any suitable manner, as, for example, by brazing, thus providing a receptacle which is seamless and free from rivet holes, thereby avoiding all danger of leakage. If desired, an air vent 10 may be provided in the upper surface of the receptacle.

ppositely disposed supporting members 11 are positioned within the receptacle 1 at the ends thereof, being secured therein in any suitable manner, and have perforations formed therein within which pivots 12 of an auxiliary receptacle 13 are adapted to be journaled. The auxiliary receptacle or tank 13 is provided with an opening 14 in its wall through which the liquid is adapted to pass and its normal position is such that the opening'will be uppermost. \Vhile any suitable means may be employed to maintain the auxiliary tank in its normal position, the preferred construction, as clearly shown in the figures, comprises a weight 15 secured to the lower portion of the auxiliary receptacle in any suitable manner, said weight being sufficient to cause said receptacle automatically to assume a position such that the opening 14 formed therein registers with the inlet opening 2 of the main receptacle 1. The means for moving the auxiliary receptacle into discharging position comprises a flexible member 16 such as a chain, one end of which is secured to the auxiliary recep tacle 13 preferably above its central axis, and the other end of said member is secured to a retaining'device 17 which is pivotally mounted in theplug 4:. The length of'the flexible member 16 is such that when the plug is in position said member will be in a slack condition, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, whereby the plug may be removed in order to charge the receptacle with fluid without causing any movement of the auxiliary receptacle. When it is desired to discharge the contents of the auxiliary receptacle, it is merely necessary to draw the plug upward, thereby causing the flexible member to rotate the auxiliary receptacle upon its pivots as indicated in Fig. 3, the weight 15 contacting with a stop 18 secured to the casing of the main receptacle to limit the movement of the auxiliary receptacle.

The operation of the device, which should 'be largely obvious from the above description, is as follows: When it is desired to charge the receptacles with liquid, the plug 4 is removed without causing movement of the auxiliary receptacle 13 and the liquid is then poured through the inlet opening 2 in the main receptacle 1, and, as the opening 14 of the auxiliary receptacle is in registry therewith, it will, of course, be under-' stood that the initial portion of the liquid will flow into said auxiliary receptacle until it is completely filled, after which it will flow into the main receptacle, and when both of the receptacles are filled the plug is replaced in its proper position. The device is now in condition for use and the engine may be operated by drawing the'liquid from the main receptacle, as desired, in the usual manner. If the main supply should become exhausted the engine will, of course, stop, thereby warning the operator that it will be necessary to proceed to an available liquid fuel depot in order to obtain a fresh supply of the liquid. It is then necessary to remove the plug .4 and draw the same upward, thereby causing the auxiliary receptacle to assume its discharging position, permitting the liquid to flow therefrom into the main receptacle, as indicated in Fig. The auxiliary receptacle is made of such a size that it will contain a quantity of liquid sulficient to operate the conveyance an appreciable distance. After the auxiliary receptacle has been emptied in the manner above described, the plug will be replaced in position, thus permitting said receptacle to assume its normal position through the medium of the Weight 15.

It will be seen from the above description that the device is compact and simple 1n its construction and that it will be positive inits operation. The auxiliary receptacle will limiting sense.

always remain full of li uid until the liquid is discharged therefrom y a positive act of the operator which is readily and conveniently accomplished.

There is no danger of said auxiliary receptacle being discharged even when the automobile is ascending or descending a hill, as in either case the auxiliary receptacle will be maintained with its opening uppermost due to the action of gravity.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of tlns invention couldbe made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mat ter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a device of the class described, in

combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally maintained in position with its inlet opening uppermost, means for moving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position, and means for limiting its movement.-

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, a carbureter. connected with said receptacle and supplied therefrom, an auxiliary rece tacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normall maintained by gravity in position with its inlet opening uppermost, and manually controlled means for moving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position whereby a reserve supply forsaid carbureter is brought into use.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a li uid, said auxiliary receptacle being movab ly. mounted within said first receptacle and rovided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally maintained 1n position with its inlet opening uppermost, and manually controlled meansfor moving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with a normally open inlet, a weight associated with said auxiliary receptacle and adapted to maintain it in position with its inlet uppermost, and means operable from without the receptacle for moving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position.

5. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxihary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, a weight associated with said auxiliary receptacle and adapted to'maintain it in'position with its inlet opening uppermost, means for moving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position, and means co-acting with said weight to limit the movement of said auxiliary receptacle.

6. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle for containing a reserve supply of the same liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally so positioned and having a normally open inlet aperture so shaped that when the liquid is poured into the inlet opening of said first receptacle said auxiliary receptacle will be completely filled before said first receptacle will receive any of the liquid, and means for inoving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position.

7 In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle for containing a reserve supply of the same liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally so positioned that its inlet opening registers with the inlet opening of said first receptacle, and means for moving said auxiliary receptacle into discharging position the passage between said inlet openings being normally unobstructed.

8. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with anuncovered inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally maintained in position with its inlet opening uppermost, and manually controlled means secured to said auxiliary receptacle for moving the same into discharging position.

9. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet opening, a carbureter connected with and supplied from said receptacle, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptaclebeing movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally maintained in position with its inlet opening uppermost, and means operable from without the main receptacle secured to said auxiliary receptacle for moving the same into discharging position.

10. In a device of the class described, in

combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid andprovided with an inlet opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted -to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with a normally uncovered inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally maintained in position with its inlet opening uppermost, and manually operated means secured to said auxiliary receptacle for moving the same into discharging position, said means being normally inclosed within said first receptacle.

11. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid'and provided with an inlet opening, a closure for said opening, an auxiliary receptacle adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted Within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxilary receptacle being normally maintained n position with its inlet opening uplpermost,

and means extending between sa1 closure and said auxiliary receptacle for moving the latter into dischargin position, said means permitting the removal of said closure without disturbing the position of said auxiliary receptacle.

12. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a liquid and provided with an inlet openin a closure therefor, an auxiliary receptace adapted to receive a liquid, said auxiliary receptacle being movably mounted within said first receptacle and provided with an inlet opening, said auxiliary receptacle being normally maintained in position with its inlet opening uppermost, a flexible member having one end pivotally secured to said closure and its other end secured to said auxiliary receptacle whereby said auxiliary receptacle may be moved into discharging position, said flexible member being slack, whereby said closure may be removed without disturbing the position of said auxiliary receptacle.

13. In a device of the class described,-in combination, a tank, a second tank movably mounted therein to assume two positions, in the first of which it is adapted to retain its contents and in the second of which it tends to pour the same into the first tank, a carbureter connected with and supplied from said first tank, 'means adapted to move said second tank from said first to said second position, and automatically acting means adapted to return the same to said first position.

14. In a device of the class described, in combination, a tank, a second tank movably mounted therein to assume two positions, in the first of which it is adapted to retain its contents and in the second of which it tends to our the same into the first tank, said tan 5 being provided with openings which substantial y register with said inner tank in said first position, whereby said second tank is normally adapted to receive a liquid entering said first tank, and manually operated means adapted to move said inner tank from said first position to said second position said second tank being of a capacity less than the space between said tanks.

15. In a device of the class described, in combination, a tank, a second tank movably mounted therein to assume two positions, in the first of which it is adapted to retain its contents and in the second of which it tends to pour the same into the first tank, said tanks bein provided with openings which substantial y register with said inner tank in said first osition, whereby said second tank 'is norma 1 adapted to receive a liquid entering said rst tank, means adapted to move said inner tank from said first to said second position, and automatically acting means adapted to return the same to its first position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES C. KELLOGG, JR. [L. s.] Witnesses:

THOS. M. HnALY, C. P. BUTTES. 

